The Gaming Den

momothefiddler wrote: Which isn't to say there aren't like fifty other things wrong with your shitty argument, but

So what do you think my argument is, anyways?

erik wrote:It's not that diversity is the greatest good, it's that the comic industry is totally skewed towards white males and that's a goddamn shame.

An industry is skewed towards making products their primary demographic of consumer will buy? Why is this a problem?

They're evil. If you're sentient and selfishly trample over everyone's freedom and lives in your path, you're evil (at least in D&D terms). You're defining evil as "controlling and warlike", something which celestials in DND are. Not caring about good/evil doesn't make you amoral, tha...

https://31.media.tumblr.com/ef9c7e32f8859d17c612800580ed2181/tumblr_n8ubixKaHo1rm4wgqo2_500.png This is different than Thor, tough. Thor was a man, not a title (even though other characters sometimes picked up the hammer). Captain America is a title, not a single man. but what is wrong with that? i...

In essence, though, I think that the primary reason they offer is, indeed, 'it's good to be free'. Since everyone in Star Trek represents humans and society, the Borg represent the dilemna of whether people should serve institutions, or whether institutions should serve people. The Borg don't have ...

Crystal dwarf:
https://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psb/20030926a

Basically just "BESTEST WIZARD/PSION EVAR", dwarf flavor.

Occluded Sun wrote:And a delightfully refreshing kind of Evil, too.

The Borg aren't evil, they're amoral. Big difference.

Marvel is excited to announce an all-new era for the God of Thunder in brand new series, THOR, written by Jason Aaron complimented with art from Russell Dauterman. This October, Marvel Comics evolves once again in one of the most shocking and exciting changes ever to shake one of the “big three” of...

A recent preview gave them this ability: Quick Study (Ex): The arcanist can prepare a spell in place of an existing spell by expending 1 point from her arcane reservoir. Using this ability is a full-round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. The arcanist must be able to reference her spel...

I'm willing to accept anything that suggests Paizo's writers' heads are peeking out of their assholes, really. I expect the best of people. It's a failing of mine. Hey, your initial statement was at least partially right. This is the ability of a God. I mean, a really SHITTY divine ability, but it'...

You know, I want to tear into the Mythic abilities. I really do. The spellcaster ones are obviously superior to the melee ones. But... Always a Chance (Ex) You don't automatically miss when you roll a 1 on an attack roll. This is the ability of a God. I mean, a really SHITTY divine ability, but it'...

Interesting thing I learned from the FAQ: Fighter doesn't actually have Armor Proficiency feats. He has class abilities that emulate those feats. Which means that fighter can't learn feats that require those feats as prerequisites (like Mythic Armor Proficiency). And just look at "melee editio...

TOZ wrote:WHY THE FUCK DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS?

You're asking why there's a pointless argument in the den?

The argument is rational and consistent, although it technically doesn't apply to orcs who get spawned in dirt uteruses under Isengard or tussock's war spirits that get periodically ejactulated by caves. In traditional fairy tales, anything non-human was generally used as an archetype or symbol. Th...

One thing that CoC's mental hit points thing doesn't do, you say? Here are five. Pick one. It doesn't differentiate between damage from mundane and mythos sources. It doesn't represent human coping mechanisms. It doesn't have any "no longer bothered by trivial horrors" mechanism. It doesn...

DragonChild wrote: The people I've seen who seem to be supporting 5e the most are the sexist, harassing asswipes who freely call people gendered slurs thinking it wins debates.

In other words, Tumblr supports it?

tumblr's gotten a look at the Basic Rules' statement on "your character's gender/sex/orientation are entirely up to you" and... ugh. 5E will be popular purely for that. It's the only good thing I've seen so far from 5e, and knowing the sort of person who posts on tumblr about that, it wil...

If we're going with sterotypes, Halfling farmers are more economically efficient because they don't grow food. They specilize in cultivating pipe weed and poppy. In other words, they're drug dealers who are heavily into the opium and marijuana trade. They sell their recreational crop and buy food a...

Nope. They exude the wax from specialized glands, which immediately hardens into wax scale. They then chew the wax to soften it enough for it to be molded onto the comb structure. You can try to force them to build according to alternate geometrical designs, but they'll reject them in favor of the ...

Where's the link to the tiefling preview?

Massive changes in layout and appearance, along with some changes to multiple Kami. All art is mined from the internet and I own none of it! It is just for flavor purposes. If anyone feels like it please feel free to enjoy. A few quick suggestions- allow turtle to take hits for nearby allies (give ...

Put it this way- you couldn't do the fluff worse than Paizo's paladin archetypes. For some paladins, beauty is synonymous with virtue, and it is the lens through which all goodness is filtered. For these champions, who are aware that aesthetics is subjective, beauty is the form inviolate. Code of Co...

Occluded Sun wrote:I think it's funny that you don't seem to understand that the principles you seem to be upholding as universal moral ideals are fads that arose and will fall away.

Disliking pedophilia is a fad? Hey, love knows neither age of consent nor restraining order.

Nah, I'm referring to another thread. We had an argument about natural rights here and here . ISP is a self-proclaimed libertarian/anarchist/I can't actually remember, and has the usual natural rights justification for why whatever his preferred definition of property rights is is sacred and unassa...

So, I probably shouldn't need to explain that ISP is full of shit to anyone here, but awhile back we had an argument with him about whether or not rights were magical properties written into the fabric of the universe by libertarian sky fairies or if they were nothing but artificial rules declared ...